New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday raised an issue with the Centre regarding a "severe shortage" of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers in his state by the end of this year.

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that additional attempt in the Union Public Service Commission UPSC civil services examination is not possibleThe apex court is hearing a plea filed by three aspirants who had cleared the UPSC 2021 prelims exam but could not appear in all papers of the main exam after testing positive for COVID-19 and are now seeking an extra attempt to appear in the examsWe have filed an affidavit Additional attempts are not possible We have considered that Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati appearing for the Centre told a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and A S OkaThe UPSC had recently told the top court there is no provision for holding re-examination in case a candidate fails to appear in the test on the scheduled date for any reasons including ailment or accident incapacitating him to take the examDuring the hearing on Friday Bhati said the Centre has filed an affidavit in the matterThe bench said it would hear the matter on March 28 and asked the apex court registry to circulated the affidavit along with the paper book of the caseIn its affidavit the Centre has said that the Civil Services Examination CSE is conducted by the UPSC annually in accordance with the CSE Rules notified by the Department of Personnel and Training DoPT every year for a particular CSEIt said the matter of compensatoryextra attempt has been adjudicated by the apex court in the past against the plea of hardships faced by the aspirants due to the COVID-19 pandemic but it was not grantedThe affidavit referred to the judgement and order passed by the top court last year in February and July 2021 on separate pleasIt said after the July last year order a number of representations were received in the DoPT putting forth the same demand of compensatoryextra attemptThe matter has been considered and it has not been found feasible to change the existing provisions regarding number of attempts and age-limit in respect of the CSE it saidThe Centre said that any relaxation to age-limit and number of permissible attempts due to COVID-19 pandemic could lead to similar demands being made by other categories of candidatesIt will also impinge on the chances of other candidates who are eligible as per the existing provisions because it will increase the number of candidates competing with such candidates It will also lead to the similar demands by the candidates of other examinations conducted all over the country it saidThe affidavit said the existing age range for admission to CSE is 21 to 32 years with relaxation for certain categories of candidates and the permissible number of attempts is also six with relaxations for certain categories of candidatesWhile seeking dismissal of the petition it said the existing rules provide for fair opportunities to the aspirants to make an attempt at this examination to secure a placement in case one attempt is lost due to some exigenciesMeanwhile the petitioners have also filed a rejoinder affidavit in response to the affidavit filed by the UPSC in the matterThe petitioners have said they did not fail to appear in the examination on their own volition and were forced not to appear in view of the guidelines laid down by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare which specifically require a person affected by COVID-19 to undergo mandatory quarantine and isolation They have said that previously in 2014 and 2015 DoPT gave additional attempt due to sudden change in the syllabusThe rejoinder affidavit filed by advocate Shashank Singh said the petitioners are entitled to a compensatory attempt in place of their missed last attempt due to COVID-19 and absence of policy for themIn its affidavit filed in the apex court the UPSC has said that any decision regarding age relaxation and compensatoryextra attempt in the civil services examination is a policy matter which falls under the domain of the DoPTWhile two of the three petitioners had to leave the main exam held from January 7 to 16 in-between after appearing in some initial papers the third aspirant could not appear in any of the papers due to COVIDThe petitioners have said that they tested positive for COVID-19 in the RTPCR test reports dated January 13 14 and January 6 respectivelyThe plea has said the petitioners could not take the UPSC mains examination after testing positive for COVID-19 and owing to the restrictions imposed under the strict quarantine guidelines of the governmentAlso there was absence of any kind of policy of UPSC which could provide arrangements for such petitioners who were COVID positive during the span of mains examination or before it it saidThe petitioners are approaching this court under Article 32 and seeking a direction to the Respondent UPSC to extend them an additional extra attempt to appear in the examination or in alternate make some arrangement to appear in the rest of papers which the petitioners could not give before the publication of result of civil service mains examination 2021 the plea saidIt claimed that absence of policy and no arrangement to accommodate COVID-19 positive petitioners to appear in the civil service mains examination 2021 have violated their rights including that of under Article 14 equality before law of the Constitution of India PTI ABA SA

New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that the call regarding extra attempt to appear in the Union Public Service Commission UPSC examination will have to be taken by the Department of Personnel and Training DoPTA bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and A S Oka was hearing a plea filed by three aspirants who had cleared the UPSC 2021 prelims exam but could not appear in all papers of the main exam after testing positive for COVID-19 and are now seeking an extra attempt to appear in the examsAdditional Solicitor General ASG Aishwarya Bhati appearing for the Centre told the bench that the counsel representing the UPSC has said that he would file a counter affidavit in the matter during the course of the dayThe bench said it would hear the matter on March 25There is really no urgency because the result for this exam has been announced The only issue remains is qua extra attempt Bhati saidThe bench observed that UPSC has to make a statement whether one opportunity is possible or notThat is a call that actually DoPT will have to take I will have to get instructions the ASG saidThe top court observed that last time it was told that it is a complex issue and instructions are required to be taken and that is why the bench had given timeDecision will be taken essentially by the UPSC is it not the bench asked The ASG said The extra attempt call will have to be taken by DoPT Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan who was appearing for the petitioners told the bench that the court had last time given opportunity to the UPSC but no reply has come yetOn March 7 the counsel appearing for the UPSC had told the top court that he needs to take instructions and place on record all the aspects before any decision is taken on the issueWhile two of the three petitioners had to leave the main exam held from January 7 to 16 in-between after appearing in some initial papers the third aspirant could not appear in any of the papers due to COVIDThe petitioners in their plea filed through advocate Shashank Singh have said that they tested positive for COVID-19 in the RTPCR test reports dated January 13 14 and January 6The plea has said the petitioners could not take the UPSC mains examination after testing positive for COVID-19 and owing to the restrictions imposed under the strict quarantine guidelines of the governmentAlso there was absence of any kind of policy of UPSC which could provide arrangements for such petitioners who were COVID positive during the span of mains examination or before it it saidThe petitioners are approaching this court under Article 32 and seeking a direction to the Respondent UPSC to extend them an additional extra attempt to appear in the examination or in alternate make some arrangement to appear in the rest of papers which the petitioners could not give before the publication of result of civil service mains examination 2021 the plea saidIt claimed that absence of policy and no arrangement to accommodate COVID-19 positive petitioners to appear in the civil service mains examination 2021 have violated their rights including that of under Article 14 equality before law of the Constitution of India PTI ABA SA

New Delhi Dec 24 PTI Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday flagged off a truck carrying 1500 kgs of clothes and similar material from North Block here for distribution to under privileged sections of societyThe material will be distributed to the needy in All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS Institute of Secretariat Training and Management ISTM areas here and rest will be handed over to an NGO Goonj working for the under privileged in Delhi and National Capital Region NCR a Personnel Ministry statement saidSingh said the Department of Personnel and Training DoPT launched the initiative Sanchay in association with Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture to commemorate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to collect the material from government employees working in various ministries and departments located at North Block and nearby buildingsThe minister informed that the initiative held from 29th November to 10th December 2021 received tremendous response and 1500 kgs of clothes and similar material collectedSingh the Minister of State for Personnel said that the Sewa mission of DoPT should continue and asked the officials to undertake the next Sanchay programme of unused mobile hand sets and after reprocessing distribute the same to the poor households to enable their children to access online learningThe minister said taking a cue from DoPT other ministries will also join in the social service workHe also noted with satisfaction that this noble mission is coinciding with the ongoing good governance week scheduled to conclude on SaturdaySingh distributed souvenirs to 22 volunteers who helped in collection of wearable garments and other materials on the occasion Secretary DoPT P K Tripathy Additional Secretary DoPT Rashmi Chowdhary and senior officials of the Ministry joined the event PTI AKV AKV RCJ RCJ

New Delhi Dec 23 PTI Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that the aim of Mission Karmayogi is to impart futuristic vision to civil services which could effectively determine the roadmap for next 25 yearsHe said the era of generalists is over and this is far more relevant to administration as we are entering the age of super-specialisation Singh the Minister of State for Personnel said a civil service fit-for-purpose and fit-for-future requires a competency driven capacity building approach that focuses on imparting competencies critical to discharge its roles and that is exactly the main goal of Mission KarmayogiAddressing the workshop on Mission KarmayogiThe Path Ahead as part of celebration of good governance week the minister said the imperative need of shift from rule to role in governance is essential to meet PM Narendra Modis goal of new India and live up to its aspirationsThe National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building NPCSCB also known as Mission Karmayogi is aimed at enhancing governance through civil services capacity buildingDwelling on the theme of integration Singh said that Indian Institute of Public Administration IIPA has established a Mission-Karmayogi Resource Cell and is working in close coordination with National Capacity Building Commission Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration LBSNAA and other central training institutions CTIsReferring to Prime Ministers exhortation to the civil servants to be creative and constructive to be imaginative and innovative to be proactive and polite to be professional and progressive to be energetic and enabling to be efficient and effective and to be transparent and tech-enabled Singh said to achieve his vision it is imperative that the civil servants across the country have the right set of attitudes skills and knowledgeThe Mission Karmayogi is expected to integrate various dimensions of human resource management in government such as capacity building through carefully curated and vetted digital e-learning material deploying the right person to the right role through competency mapping succession planning etc a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry saidSingh expressed hope that Mission Karmayogi will be a key enabler in continuously augmenting and enhancing delivery and over time will be able to support in achieving the goal of USD 5 trillion economy set by the Prime MinisterHe said the foundations of this mission are rooted in the recognition that a citizen-centric civil service empowered with role right attitude functional expertise and domain knowledge will result in improved ease of living and ease of doing businessThe minister said in the background of ever changing demographics digital penetration as well as growing social and political awareness there is a need to empower the civil servants to be more dynamic and professionalRecalling former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayees monumental contribution to good governance Singh said its an occasion to celebrate his vision of spreading awareness on accountability of the governmentDecember 25 is observed as a good governance day to commemorate birth anniversary of VajpayeeThe minister said that he strongly believes that with citizen-centric governance at its heart Mission Karmayogi will transform Indias new governance landscape and will deliver excellence in action and work for the welfare of the societyP K Tripathy Secretary Department of Personnel and Training DoPT Sanjay Singh Secretary Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances DARPG V Srinivas Special Secretary DARPG and Rashmi Chowdhary Additional Secretary DoPT among others had joined the deliberations the statement said PTI AKV RCJ

The Bombay HC observed that prima facie, it cannot be said that the allegations raised by Malik against Wankhede are totally false. Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik dropped a new bombshell on Sunday, continuing his tirade against Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede. Backdrop Mr Wankhede, who conducted the raid on Cordelia cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and arrested multiple individuals including superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, now faces a serious threat to his job and reputation as a whole.

The Bombay HC observed that prima facie, it cannot be said that the allegations raised by Malik against Wankhede are totally false. Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik dropped a new bombshell on Sunday, continuing his tirade against Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede. Backdrop Mr Wankhede, who conducted the raid on Cordelia cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and arrested multiple individuals including superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, now faces a serious threat to his job and reputation as a whole.

The Bombay HC observed that prima facie, it cannot be said that the allegations raised by Malik against Wankhede are totally false. Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik dropped a new bombshell on Sunday, continuing his tirade against Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede. Backdrop Mr Wankhede, who conducted the raid on Cordelia cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and arrested multiple individuals including superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, now faces a serious threat to his job and reputation as a whole.

The Bombay HC observed that prima facie, it cannot be said that the allegations raised by Malik against Wankhede are totally false. Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik dropped a new bombshell on Sunday, continuing his tirade against Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede. Backdrop Mr Wankhede, who conducted the raid on Cordelia cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and arrested multiple individuals including superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, now faces a serious threat to his job and reputation as a whole.

The Bombay HC observed that prima facie, it cannot be said that the allegations raised by Malik against Wankhede are totally false. Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik dropped a new bombshell on Sunday, continuing his tirade against Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede. Backdrop Mr Wankhede, who conducted the raid on Cordelia cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and arrested multiple individuals including superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, now faces a serious threat to his job and reputation as a whole.